This isn't so much feedback as it is a series of questions. But who was the mascot the Japanese tv crew was following around, what was the show called, and will we here in the states eventually be able to see the footage from the show somehow?

That's Sanma ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanma_Akashiya ), who is the host of the television chat show that Manma-chan is a part of, Sanma No Manma. Think of him as sort of the japanese equivalent to Regis Philbin.